Testimony who heads the federal Housing Finance agency. This hearing will come to order. Room has been configured to maintain the recommended six that socialco distancing between senators, witnesses and other individuals in the room necessary to operate the hearing which we have kept to a minimum. Some members will be here and arpresent. The witnesses were here in person and others will be coming in by videoconference. I remind everyone once you start speaking there will be a slight delay before youve are displayeyou are displayedon theg in remotely to minimize background noise please click on the mute button until it is your turn mun to speak or ask questi. If theres any Technology Issue as usual, we will move to the next senator until it is resolved. I will remind all the fiveminute clock still applies. You should all have a box on your screen so those of you operating remotely will show the time that his remaining. After 30 seconds im going to try to remember to tap the gavel to rem
Two hours. This hearing will come to order. Been aring room has configured to maintain the recommended sixfoot social distancing between senators, and other individuals in the room necessary to operate kept aring, which we have it a minimum. This will be a hybrid hearing. Be present andll witnesses are hear in person and coming in by videoconference. Once you startne slight there will be a display before you are on the screen if you are coming in remotely. To minimize background noise button until your time to speak. If there is any Technology Issue senatormove to the next until it is resolved. I remind all senators and itnesses that the five machine clock still applies. Should all have a box on your those are operating remotely that is labeled clock remaining. Ime at 30 seconds i will try to the gavelo gently tap to remind senators their time is expiring. Speaking order process support brown and you i agreed to go but seniority. E welcome our federal housing regulators the honorable b
Leaders spoke to reporters about the two articles of impeachment against President Trump and the democrats legislative agenda. Thank you for making the adjustment in terms of time. The House Democratic majority this year has passed approximately 400 bills and sent them to the senate area approximately 275 of those bills are bipartisan in nature. Hundred bills have made it to the president s desk and then signed into law. We have passed legislation to lower healthcare costs, to drive down the high price of lifesavingprescription drugs. To protect people with preexisting conditions. To increase pay for every day americans by raising the minimum wage to 15 per hour. To address more than 1 million dreamers who are americans and contributing to their community and deserve toremain. We passed legislation to reauthorize the violence against womensact. To fully fund the government and to invest in Domestic Program after Domestic Program after Domestic Program to benefit working families, middl
The House Modernization Committee held a hearing on rules about males sent by members of congress, two academics and a software testified at the hearing about how technology affected with members of congress communicate with their constituents. The share is authorized to convene a meeting and it is entitled bringing the standards to the 21st century and i recognize myself. Happy halloween. I am dressed as americas most maligned superhero, congressman able to fly across the country in six hours on Alaska Airlines we were wants to call it Franken Stein and how theyve haunted, and we some go with the unspooky title and like most that have fallen under the mandate with the work of the House Commission on congressional mailing standards is very inside baseball. To most people frank is a name or a hot dog and the members of congress, the congressional frank is how we respond to constituents and every time we respond to requests and we use the frank and it is no surprise that with the rise of
[background sounds] his meeting will come to order that went out objection. Title in the frank. Congressional standards into the 21st in sentry. I now recognize was on for five minutes. Of interest is americas most maligned superhero congressman able to fly across the country in six hours on alaska airlines. [laughter] were thinking about titling his hearing frankenstein. How the house is ghoulish mailing standards have hunted members for decades but i suppose we should go with the official title for the record, like most of the issues that whose committee mandated and congressional mailing standards. Its very inside baseball. Most people frank is the name. Is a hotdog but the reality is for members of congress that congressional frank is actually fundamental with how we communicate with ours constituents. Every time we respond to constituent requesters and newsletters are upcoming townhouse, we use the frank. And a surprise with the rise of social media, congress is seeing overall use